diff --git a/EfEnumToLookup/LookupGenerator/EnumToLookup.cs b/EfEnumToLookup/LookupGenerator/EnumToLookup.cs
index f8138ef..794c933 100644
--- a/EfEnumToLookup/LookupGenerator/EnumToLookup.cs
+++ b/EfEnumToLookup/LookupGenerator/EnumToLookup.cs
@@ -2,14 +2,12 @@
 {
 	using System;
 	using System.Collections.Generic;
-	using System.ComponentModel;
 	using System.Data.Entity;
 	using System.Data.Entity.Infrastructure;
 	using System.Data.SqlClient;
 	using System.Linq;
 	using System.Reflection;
 	using System.Text;
-	using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 
 	/// <summary>
 	/// Makes up for a missing feature in Entity Framework 6.1
@@ -33,6 +31,7 @@ public EnumToLookup()
 			NameFieldLength = 255;
 			TableNamePrefix = "Enum_";
 			_enumParser = new EnumParser { SplitWords = true };
+			UseTransaction = true;
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
@@ -65,6 +64,11 @@ public bool SplitWords
 		/// </summary>
 		public string TableNameSuffix { get; set; }
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Whether to run the changes inside a database transaction.
+		/// </summary>
+		public bool UseTransaction { get; set; }
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Create any missing lookup tables,
 		/// enforce values in the lookup tables
@@ -112,6 +116,7 @@ private IDbHandler GetDbHandler()
 				NameFieldLength = NameFieldLength,
 				TableNamePrefix = TableNamePrefix,
 				TableNameSuffix = TableNameSuffix,
+				UseTransaction = UseTransaction,
 			};
 			return dbHandler;
 		}
diff --git a/EfEnumToLookup/LookupGenerator/IDbHandler.cs b/EfEnumToLookup/LookupGenerator/IDbHandler.cs
index c26c47c..b404f5b 100644
--- a/EfEnumToLookup/LookupGenerator/IDbHandler.cs
+++ b/EfEnumToLookup/LookupGenerator/IDbHandler.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ internal interface IDbHandler
 		/// </summary>
 		string TableNameSuffix { get; set; }
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Whether to run the changes inside a database transaction.
+		/// </summary>
+		bool UseTransaction { get; set; }
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Make the required changes to the database.
 		/// </summary>
@@ -36,7 +41,8 @@ internal interface IDbHandler
 		/// Generates the migration SQL needed to update the database to match
 		/// the enums in the current model.
 		/// </summary>
-		/// <returns></returns>
+		/// <param name="model">Details of lookups and foreign keys to add/update</param>
+		/// <returns>The generated SQL script</returns>
 		string GenerateMigrationSql(LookupDbModel model);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/EfEnumToLookup/LookupGenerator/IEnumToLookup.cs b/EfEnumToLookup/LookupGenerator/IEnumToLookup.cs
index 0ae1c9c..7ff7700 100644
--- a/EfEnumToLookup/LookupGenerator/IEnumToLookup.cs
+++ b/EfEnumToLookup/LookupGenerator/IEnumToLookup.cs
@@ -34,5 +34,10 @@ public interface IEnumToLookup
 		/// Defaults to "Enum_" set to null or "" to not have any prefix.
 		/// </summary>
 		string TableNamePrefix { get; set; }
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Whether to run the changes inside a database transaction.
+		/// </summary>
+		bool UseTransaction { get; set; }
 	}
 }
diff --git a/EfEnumToLookup/LookupGenerator/SqlServerHandler.cs b/EfEnumToLookup/LookupGenerator/SqlServerHandler.cs
index a3254b7..12b5289 100644
--- a/EfEnumToLookup/LookupGenerator/SqlServerHandler.cs
+++ b/EfEnumToLookup/LookupGenerator/SqlServerHandler.cs
@@ -9,31 +9,47 @@ class SqlServerHandler : IDbHandler
 	{
 		/// <summary>
 		/// The size of the Name field that will be added to the generated lookup tables.
-		/// Adjust to suit your data if required, defaults to 255.
+		/// Adjust to suit your data if required.
 		/// </summary>
 		public int NameFieldLength { get; set; }
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Prefix to add to all the generated tables to separate help group them together
 		/// and make them stand out as different from other tables.
-		/// Defaults to "Enum_" set to null or "" to not have any prefix.
 		/// </summary>
 		public string TableNamePrefix { get; set; }
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Suffix to add to all the generated tables to separate help group them together
 		/// and make them stand out as different from other tables.
-		/// Defaults to "" set to null or "" to not have any suffix.
 		/// </summary>
 		public string TableNameSuffix { get; set; }
 
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Whether to run the changes inside a database transaction.
+		/// </summary>
+		public bool UseTransaction { get; set; }
+
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Make the required changes to the database.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="model">Details of lookups and foreign keys to add/update</param>
+		/// <param name="runSql">A callback providing a means to execute sql against the
+		/// server. (Or possibly write it to a file for later use.</param>
 		public void Apply(LookupDbModel model, Action<string, IEnumerable<SqlParameter>> runSql)
 		{
 			var sql = BuildSql(model);
 			runSql(sql, null);
 		}
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Generates the migration SQL needed to update the database to match
+		/// the enums in the current model.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="model">Details of lookups and foreign keys to add/update</param>
+		/// <returns>The generated SQL script</returns>
 		public string GenerateMigrationSql(LookupDbModel model)
 		{
 			return BuildSql(model);
@@ -43,12 +59,18 @@ private string BuildSql(LookupDbModel model)
 		{
 			var sql = new StringBuilder();
 			sql.AppendLine("set nocount on;");
-			sql.AppendLine("set xact_abort on; -- rollback on error");
-			sql.AppendLine("begin tran;");
+			if (UseTransaction)
+			{
+				sql.AppendLine("set xact_abort on; -- rollback on error");
+				sql.AppendLine("begin tran;");
+			}
 			sql.AppendLine(CreateTables(model.Lookups));
 			sql.AppendLine(PopulateLookups(model.Lookups));
 			sql.AppendLine(AddForeignKeys(model.References));
-			sql.AppendLine("commit;");
+			if (UseTransaction)
+			{
+				sql.AppendLine("commit;");
+			}
 			return sql.ToString();
 		}
 
diff --git a/EfEnumToLookupTests/Tests/TestConfiguration.cs b/EfEnumToLookupTests/Tests/TestConfiguration.cs
index 4d4b17e..4a9aeaa 100644
--- a/EfEnumToLookupTests/Tests/TestConfiguration.cs
+++ b/EfEnumToLookupTests/Tests/TestConfiguration.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ public void SetUp()
 			// Using setup rather than teardown to make it easier to inspect the database after running a test.
 			using (var context = new MagicContext())
 			{
-				context.Database.Delete();
+				if (context.Database.Exists())
+				{
+					context.Database.Delete();
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/EfEnumToLookupTests/Tests/TestStuff.cs b/EfEnumToLookupTests/Tests/TestStuff.cs
index 3bbe946..b6393b7 100644
--- a/EfEnumToLookupTests/Tests/TestStuff.cs
+++ b/EfEnumToLookupTests/Tests/TestStuff.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ public void SetUp()
 			// Using setup rather than teardown to make it easier to inspect the database after running a test.
 			using (var context = new MagicContext())
 			{
-				context.Database.Delete();
+				if (context.Database.Exists())
+				{
+					context.Database.Delete();
+				}
 			}
 
 			Database.SetInitializer(new TestInitializer(new EnumToLookup()));
@@ -63,9 +66,9 @@ public void UsesDescriptionAttribute()
 		{
 			using (var context = new MagicContext())
 			{
-				const string sql = "select @desciption = name from Enum_Importance where id = @id";
+				const string sql = "select @description = name from Enum_Importance where id = @id";
 				var idParam = new SqlParameter("id", (int)Importance.NotBovverd);
-				var outParam = new SqlParameter("desciption", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 255) { Direction = ParameterDirection.Output };
+				var outParam = new SqlParameter("description", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 255) { Direction = ParameterDirection.Output };
 				context.Database.ExecuteSqlCommand(sql, idParam, outParam);
 				var actualName = outParam.Value;
 				Assert.AreEqual(Constants.BovveredDisplay, actualName);
diff --git a/ExampleUsage/EnumExample.cs b/ExampleUsage/EnumExample.cs
index 38e6974..e94252a 100644
--- a/ExampleUsage/EnumExample.cs
+++ b/ExampleUsage/EnumExample.cs
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ public void ExampleOfUsingApply()
 			}
 		}
 
-		[Test] public void ExampleOfGeneratingSql()
+		[Test]
+		public void ExampleOfGeneratingSql()
 		{
 			using (var context = new MyDbContext())
 			{